Community Health Worker, (PICHC)

CAMBA; New York (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

CAMBA seeks a Community Health Worker to interview and evaluate applicants for services, form service plans and goals, and help participants implement those plans.

You will conduct outreach, connect participants with community resources, advocate with referral sources, and educate on health, parenting, and child development to support self-sufficiency.

Qualifications

• Interview and evaluate applicants for services and formulate service plans and goals.
• Assist participants in implementing service plans and moving toward self-sufficiency.
• Provide education on childbearing, reproductive health, child safety, parenting and child development.

Responsibilities

• Act as liaison and advocate for participants with referral sources regarding education, healthcare, housing, and related progress.
• Locate and connect participants to appropriate community resources.
• Conduct street outreach to recruit participants from local businesses, schools, hospitals, clinics, etc.
• Plan and utilize outreach strategy events (mailings, home visits, baby showers, flyer distribution) to motivate participation in CHW services.

Job description

• Interview and evaluate applicants for services, formulate service plans and goals, and aid participants to implement service plans.
• Work with participants to overcome barriers/goals, assist participants in advocating for themselves and in moving toward self-sufficiency.
• Provide education on topics related but not limited to childbearing, reproductive health child safety, parenting and infant and child development.
• Act as liaison and advocate for participants with referral sources regarding participant’s progress related to their education, healthcare, housing issues, etc.
• Locate and connect participants to appropriate community resources.
• Conduct street outreach to recruit participants from local businesses, schools, hospitals, clinics, etc.
• Plan and utilize creative outreach strategy events (such as mailings, home visits, baby showers, door to door flyer distribution) to motivate participants to agree to use CHW program services.